Santiago, July 30, 2024 – El lugar de la otra, tells the story of Mercedes (Elisa Zulueta), a shy actuary and invisible woman in Chile in the mid-20th century, who observes the case of the famous writer María Carolina Geel (Francisca Lewin), accused of violently murdering her lover. During the investigation process, Mercedes begins to question her life and identity, looking for her own space to find herself.

The first fiction feature film by Oscar® nominee Maite Alberdi (The Eternal Memory and The Mole Agent) today presented the first images and confirmed its arrival on Netflix on October 11th after its premiere in national cinemas in September and its debut in the 72nd San Sebastian International Film Festival.

“In Chile in the 20th century, the majority of women convicted of murder were pardoned by justice simply because they were women; convicting them would give them visibility. The pardons always alluded to the madness of the murderers, but no one really listened to their reasons,” says Alberdi about the story after her first feature film.

“In El lugar de la otra, one of these cases is observed by Mercedes, a woman also invisible at that time, who in the midst of the debates about guilt or innocence, understands that prison is relative, and freedom has to do with her own room. That the only way to forge identity and personal and creative spaces is to defend the smallest thing, a place of silence, a room of one’s own, and this is learned by inhabiting the place of the other”, she adds.

Shot in Chile and with the script work of the writer Inés Bortagaray and Paloma Salas, the production is Alberdi’s cinematographic reinterpretation of one of the stories from the book “Las Homicidas” by Alia Trabucco Zerán. El lugar de la otra stars national actresses Elisa Zulueta and Francisca Lewin, who are joined by Marcial Tagle, Gabriel Urzúa, Pablo Macaya, among others.

Synopsis

Chile, 1955. When the popular writer María Carolina Geel kills her lover, the case captivates Mercedes, the shy paralegal of the judge in charge of the case. After visiting the writer’s apartment, Mercedes begins to question her life, identity, and the role of women in society as she finds an oasis of freedom in that home. This gripping drama based on true events is directed by Oscar nominee Maite Alberdi (“The Eternal Memory” and “The Mole Agent”).

Data sheet

Directora: Maite Alberdi
Productores: Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, Rocío Jadue
Producción: Fabula
Producción ejecutiva: Mariane Hartard, Sergio Karmy y Cristián Donoso
Elenco: Elisa Zulueta, Francisca Lewin, Marcial Tagle, Pablo Macaya, Gabriel Urzúa
Fotografía: Sergio Armstrong
Música: José Miguel Miranda y Miguel Tobar
Edición: Alejandro Carrillo Penovi
Diseño de vestuario: Muriel Parra
Guión: Inés Bortagaray y Paloma Salas
Sonido: Miguel Hormazábal
Arte: Pamela Chamorro
Duración: 89’
Año de producción: 2024

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About Fabula:

Founded in 2003 by brothers Pablo Larraín (director/producer) and Juan de Dios Larraín (producer). Fabula is a film, television, advertising, audio series, and production services company with presence in Chile, Mexico and the United States. Recognized for having won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (2018) with “A Fantastic Woman”; for its double nomination at the Academy Awards in 2024 with “The Count” for Best Cinematography and “The Eternal Memory” for Best Documentary Film, as well as for its multiple awards and nominations at the Venice Film Festival, Berlin, Sundance , Goya, Platinum Awards, among others. Among their works, the production of more than 35 films, 900 commercials and 7 series for the main OTT platforms stands out, “Baby Bandito” and the documentary “Antares de la luz”, among others.